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Scott Darroch is Head of Strategic Communications and Engagement at Gas Safe Register
Gas Safety Week (16-22 September 2019) sees organisations from across the UK working together to raise awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Scott Darroch is Head of Strategic Communications and Engagement at Gas Safe Register
Gas Safety Week (16-22 September 2019) sees organisations from across the UK working together to raise awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Andy Skarzynski, Executive Director of People, Information and Culture at Yarlington
At Yarlington, the customer is at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to delivering great homes, services and opportunities that meet our customers’ needs and to work with them to make improvements.

Kate Henderson, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation
Housing associations are driven by strong social values, and this is one of the things I love about working in our sector. But there is more that we can and should be doing to ensure our leadership is diverse, and that our workplaces embrace equality.

Kate Henderson, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation
At the Federation, we talk about ‘homes’ not ‘housing units’. Housing associations do so much more than build houses. They create places and communities where people want to live, the facilities and opportunities to help them thrive, and the green spaces and community groups that give people a sense of pride and belonging for the place they live.

Kate Henderson is Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation
Housing. There it was, in Boris Johnson’s first statement to Parliament as Prime Minister: a commitment to announce investment in housing as part of vital infrastructure.

Charlotte Murray is Director of Care, Health and Wellbeing at South Yorkshire Housing Association
With entrenched problems like homelessness, it can be easy to become despondent, but as a sector who provide homes for those who need them most, it’s vital that we don’t.

Sarah-Jane is an External Affairs Manager at the National Housing Federation and leads on our homelessness work
Analysis of the latest homelessness statistics reveals that for every new social home built in England, eight families are accepted as homeless by their local council. Sarah-Jane Gay talks us through the problem and the solution.

Anya Martin is Senior Researcher at National Housing Federation
Every quarter we survey our members to find out how Universal Credit is impacting them and their residents – here’s how to make sure your organisation is filling it in.

Ciaran Osborne, Director of Policy at Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
We know that housing is important to health. But while healthy housing conversations often focus on safety standards, build quality, protection from damp or ensuring homes are efficient and warm, we are missing a trick.

Victor Andrews, Chair of the Riverside Customer Voice
I’m really pleased and proud that Riverside has signed up to be a Together with Tenants early adopter. It was an easy decision for Riverside to be part of something that will hopefully make things better not only for Riverside tenants and residents, but for tenants and residents across the country.

Tina Wathern is Director of Education and Engagement at Stonewall Housing
This pride month, we are exploring how housing associations can and should create an environment where LGBT+ residents feel safe where they live.

Kate Henderson is the Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation
Rural Housing Week, which runs from 1-5 July, is our annual celebration of housing associations’ vital role in rural communities.

Alan Lewin, Chair of Iceni Homes and Hundred Houses Society board member
The housing supply to demand gap continues to widen. What can boards and board members do to help the sector build the homes we need to solve the housing crisis?

Jack Gould is a board member of Ashton Pioneer Homes
As part of our new feature launching in the summer Board Bulletin, Jack Gould, Board Member at Ashton Pioneer Homes, answers a few questions about being a younger tenant board member and promoting diversity on boards.

Professor Ian Cole, Chair of South Yorkshire Housing Association
It is now 53 years since Ken Loach’s ground-breaking play 'Cathy Come Home' was shown on television, showing the devastating impact of homelessness on Cathy and her family. Some of the scenes, such as...